The Ox

A film about master woodworker Eric Hollenbeck..... and so much more.

What's this film about? What's this film really about?


The Ox from Ben Proudfoot on Vimeo.

Making a cutting board with curved inlays

A cutting board and serving tray designed and built by Scotty Lewis.

Clog making, spoon carving and chairmaking in Sweden, 1923

This silent movie from Sweden shows traditional woodworkers making clogs, spoons and chairs.

Wheelwright factory

Here is a fascinating look at how mass production took hold of the traditional craft of making wooden wheels.

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Traditional rake making

Meet John and Graeme Rudd, Cumbria's last traditional wooden rake makers. In a workshop that dates back to 1632, the Rudd family have been producing traditional wooden hay rakes for four generations. more...

16 TEETH - Cumbria's last traditional rakemakers from Rii Schroer on Vimeo.

Farmhouse tables

David Ellison of The Lorimer Workshop in Rhode Island builds furniture in the simple style of the tables built by New England farmers in the past.

Making a coopered bucket

This video shows students learning to make a straight staved bucket at Tillers International, Michigan, USA, which offers classes in appropriate technology farming techniques and artisanal skills.

Podshaving (the craft of cricket bat making)

Julian Millichamp still makes cricket bats the traditional way.

Hewing logs; east or west?

Robin Wood, who we saw carving spoons a while ago, compares two methods for hewing logs into square beams.

The German way:


The Japanese way:



I would definitely be wearing safety shoes for that job.

Artspots

Today's offering is a little different to the norm. No YouTube today. Instead I am sending you off to the CBC website to take a look at their archive of videos called For The Love of Craft. Organised in six categories, there are 41 videos here, which should keep you occupied for a while. I certainly haven't had time to watch them all, so do leave a comment and let us all know which videos you watched and what you thought of them.

Japanese trick chest of drawers

Today's video is a little departure from the norm in that it shows the results of traditional Japanese craftsmanship. Karakuri tansu is a chest of drawers which have trick drawers which can hide what the user puts inside to keep valuables safe.

Making a cutting board

Today we have a video showing how to make a cutting board for the kitchen using power tools such as tablesaws, thickness planers, sanders and routers.